Ranveer Brar is an Indian celebrity chef, restaurateur, author, TV show judge and food columnist. He has judged three seasons (Seasons 4, 6 and 7) of the cooking reality TV show MasterChef India.
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Wiki/Biography
Ranveer Singh Brar was born on Wednesday, 8 February 1978 (age 45 years; as in 2023) in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. His family is a resident of Kotla Raika, Punjab. Their zodiac sign is Aquarius. He did his schooling from HAL School, Lucknow. He did Diploma in Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management, Lucknow. In his childhood, he used to go to Gurudwara with his grandfather. He loved seeing people making langar there. Once, when he went to the Gurudwara with his grandfather, a cook asked him to join him in cooking sweet rice for langar. Gradually he started assisting in community cooking. In an interview, he told how he developed interest in cooking. He said,
One thing led to another, and by the age of 17, I discovered there was more to food than what I found in my community and neighborhood. After spending many idle hours exploring old Lucknow at Nakhas and Akbari Gate with my friends, I started enjoying the stories associated with heritage, respect and food. I worked with a kebab vendor for 8-9 months.
Old pictures of Ranveer Brar
In an interview, he shared that local kebab vendors in Lucknow inspired him to become a chef. However, his family wanted him to pursue a career in engineering, medicine or defense services. He also passed the NDA entrance exam, but when he started assisting a vendor named Munir Ustad in Lucknow, he decided to pursue a career as a chef. Initially his family was not happy with his decision. Gradually, he started supporting him and enrolled him in IHM, Lucknow to pursue a degree in Hotel Management.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: brown
Family
Ranveer belongs to a Jatt Sikh farmer family.
parents and siblings
His father Ishwar Singh worked in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. His mother’s name is Surinder Kaur. He has a sister named Shalu.
Ranveer Brar with his father
Ranveer Brar with his mother
Ranveer Brar with his sister
wife and children
On 14 July 2013, he married Indian chef Pallavi. The two first met in the kitchen of a hotel, where Ranveer was an executive chef and Pallavi was a chef. Soon, they become friends and fall in love with each other. Ranveer proposed to Pallavi while having dinner (cooked by Ranveer) in Marco Island, Florida. The couple got married in a Maharashtrian style. The couple has a son named Ishaan Brar.
Ranveer Brar and his wife
Ranveer Brar with his son
Signature
Ranveer Brar’s signature
livelihood
cook
In January 1999, he began working as a chief trainee for the Taj Management Training Programme. After working there for about two years, he worked as a sous-chef at the Taj Group of Hotels in New Delhi. He worked there for two years. While he was working with the Taj Group of Hotels, he started and operated two restaurants named Il Camino (Italian restaurant) and Morisco (International seafood restaurant). In 2003, he joined Radisson, Noida as an executive chef. While he was working at the Radisson, he launched two specialty restaurants, a coffee shop, a pastry shop and a bar. In 2005, he left his job at Radisson and started working as an executive chef at Claridges Hotel, Delhi. At Claridges, he launched two food and beverage outlets Seville (an indoor-outdoor Med-inspired restaurant) and Cenaté (a business lounge with an exclusive restaurant). He renovated two restaurants named Jade (Chinese specialty restaurant) and Pickwick’s (24 hour eatery). He worked there for two years and in 2007 he started a restaurant named BANQ in Boston and he also worked as an executive chef there. His restaurant was voted best new restaurant worldwide by Wallpaper magazine and voted best by local publications such as Improper Bostonian and Stuff. Later, the restaurant was closed permanently. He then began working as a corporate chef with One World Cuisine Hospitality Group in Boston. After working there for about three years, he started working as a senior executive chef at hospitality company Accor. He worked there till December 2014. He has also worked in Oberoi Hotel.
restaurant
In December 2016, he started a vegetarian restaurant named TAG – GourmArt kitchen in South Mumbai. In 2017, he started another restaurant named Mayura in the Greater Toronto Area of Canada, which later closed.
Ranveer Brar in his restaurant TAG – GourmArt Kitchen
host
tv show
Ranveer has hosted several Indian cooking shows such as The Great Indian Rasoi Rasoi (seasons 1 and 2; 2019–2020), Health Bhi Taste Bhi (2019), Northern Flavors – Meethi Masti (2020), and Food Tripping (Chef Gautam With Maharishi) (2022).
Ranveer Brar in The Great Indian Kitchen
In October 2018, he hosted the travel and food show ‘Station Master Tiffin’ aired on Living Foodz.
Ranveer Brar in station master’s tiffin
In 2019, he worked as a host on the TV show ‘Himalaya The Offbeat Adventure’ which showcased the cuisine of local tribes. The show was broadcast on Zee TV Middle East.
Ranveer Brar in Himalaya The Offbeat Adventure
She has also hosted three seasons of the cooking show ‘Thank God It’s Friday’ (2014–2016), aired on the Zoom channel.
Ranveer Brar in Thank God It’s Friday
Ranveer has also served as a judge on the cooking reality TV show MasterChef India in seasons 4, 6 and 7.
MasterChef India Season 6 (2019)
Some more cooking and restaurant shows hosted by Ranveer are Rasoi Ki Jung Mummiyon Ke Sung (2017) and Raja Rasoi and Andaz Anokha (2019).
Ranveer Brar hosting Rasoi Ki Jang Mummiyon Ke Song (2017)
digital series
Ranveer has also hosted several cooking-based digital series such as Ranveer on the Road (2016; Twitter), Maa Ki Baat with Ranveer Brar (2019; YouTube), and Home Made Love (2019; TLC).
Ranveer Brar in mother’s talk with Ranveer Brar
Author
In 2016, she released her autobiography titled ‘Come Into My Kitchen’. In 2017, she wrote a recipe book titled ‘A Traditional Twist’.
Ranveer Brar’s book A Traditional Twist
Other work
Ranveer has been working as a consultant in 4 Indian universities including IIHM group institutes for a long time. He has designed menus for various popular restaurants such as Alila Fort Bishangarh, FLYP@MTV, Thomas Cook and Royal Caribbean. In 2015, she launched an artisan line of meal kits in collaboration with haute chefs. Ranveer has hosted various culinary workshops organized by Ranveer Brar Culinary Academy in association with Lux Drive Live campaign. In 2016, he launched ‘English Vinglish’, a premium patisserie in Mumbai.
Awards and Honors
- 2017: Indian of the Year Award for Chef and TV Host of the Year
- 2018: LFEGA ‘Food Entertainer of the Year’ Award
- 2021: Outstanding Contribution to Food and Beverage Industry Award at the Food Connoisseurs India Awards
- 2022: People’s Choice Culinary Icons of the Year Award
- 2022: Pinkvilla Style Icon Award for Super Stylish Chef
Ranveer Brar receiving the award
salary/income
His income in 2019 was Rs 4.99 crore.
Favorite
- Food: Kebab, Biryani, Khichdi, Murgh Chole, Dahi Phulki
- Cooking Ingredients: Ghee, Coriander Leaves
- Cuisine: Italian, Lucknowi
- Quotes: “The greatest happiness of life is the belief that we are loved – loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves” and “The wise are wise only because they are Love.” Fools are fools only because they think they can understand love” by Paulo Coelho
Facts/General Knowledge
- Ranveer’s father fondly calls him Langdi. In an interview he shared the story behind this name. He said,
Growing up in a Sikh family, I was accustomed to the Sunday “Langar” culture. Perhaps it was the joy of communal cooking that excited me or perhaps it was the priest’s constant asking for help that made me assist him in cooking. Whatever it was, within a few years I started cooking small community langars myself, due to which my father nicknamed me Langdi (meaning temple cook).
- Ranveer loves to eat street food of Banaras, Lucknow, Kolkata and Thailand.
- His first bike was Bajaj Caliber.
Ranveer Brar sitting on his first bike
- Once when he was having lunch in Nakur, Kolkata, he ate 100 types of Bengali sweet Sandesh.
- They have also launched a range of cookware, bakeware, serving props, dishes and trays.
- He is also associated with home appliance brand Home Centre.
Ranveer Brar in support of Home Center
- In an interview, Ranveer shared that cooking for former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee was one of his best cooking experiences.
- He once became an honorary member of the James Beard Foundation (in recognition of his culinary contributions).
- He has been recognized by many institutions like AIWF, AICA and the Mayor of Boston for his contributions to various cuisines.
- He became India’s youngest executive chef in a five-star hotel at the age of 25.
- In an interview he talked about his signature dish. He said,
I would love to call it the most interesting dish that I love to cook, that is Dora Kebab. It has a delicate balance of taste and aroma, the kebabs are tied together by a silk thread (dora) and the thread has to be deftly pulled out in a single stroke. The food of Lucknow will always be close to the heart, followed by the food of Kolkata. In the international arena, Italian is my favorite – food and cooking.”
- He has been associated with various brands like Mercedes-Benz India, Bertolli Olive Oil, Gadre Marine Export Pvt Ltd, Philips India Kitchen Appliances and Victorinox.
- Ranveer Brar has uploaded his recipes on his official website and self-titled YouTube channel. In 2019, they launched their mobile app in collaboration with Hungama Digital Media.
Ranveer Brar’s YouTube channel
- He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- She is an avid animal lover and once had a pet dog named Bo.
Ranveer Brar with his pet dog
- In 2022, the prison department of Lucknow government and the National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBD) engaged Ranveer to give suggestions for cooking in prisons of Uttar Pradesh.
Ranveer Brar in jail kitchen
- In his free time, he enjoys reading books, watching movies, and hanging out with his family.
- In 2022, he worked as an actor in the episode ‘Bai’ in Amazon Prime Video’s ‘Modern Love: Mumbai’. In the series he played the character of Rajveer, a gay character.
Modern Love Mumbai
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